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April 11, 2026

FAMOUS FABERGÉ EGGS ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE EASTER EGGS EVER MADE Created for the Romanovs, and today

Famous Fabergé eggs are inedible, made of precious materials and true masterpieces.

FAMOUS FABERGÉ EGGS ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE EASTER EGGS EVER MADE Created for the Romanovs, and today

TL;DR

  • Fabergé eggs are inedible, made of precious materials, and considered masterpieces.
  • A series of 50 imperial Easter eggs were created for the Russian imperial family from 1885 to 1916.
  • Ten eggs were made during Tsar Alexander III's reign, and 40 were created during his son Nicholas II's reign.
  • The first egg was commissioned by Tsar Alexander III as an Easter gift for his wife, Empress Maria Feodorovna, in 1885.
  • Fabergé was granted the title 'goldsmith by special appointment to the Imperial Crown' after the first commission.
  • The company had complete creative freedom for future imperial Easter eggs, with the only stipulation being that each must contain a surprise.
  • The largest collections of Fabergé eggs are located in the Kremlin Armoury in Moscow, the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
  • Other notable collections are found in London, Washington D.C., Baltimore, New York, and Lausanne.

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